Weiliang Tan

I am a PhD Candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
and a visiting student at the Department of Economics at Yale University from January 2023 - May 2025 hosted by Prof. Samuel Kortum.

My research focuses on the spatial and network aspects of innovation and climate change.

I am on the 2024-2025 economics job market.

  • Advisors: Prof. Ivan Rudik (Cornell), Prof. Samuel Kortum (Yale), Prof. Peter Schott (Yale), Prof. Nancy Chau (Cornell)

  • Primary Fields: International and Spatial Economics;
    Urban Economics

  • Secondary Fields: Macroeconomics; Empirical Innovation; Environmental Economics